Sanding device.



F. C. MOSSER.

SANDING DEVICE.

APPLICATXON mu) APR. 12, 1916.

1,291,853. Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

' g wow 11oz FREDERICK C. MOSSER, 0F ALLENTOWN, PENNSYIiVANIA.

SANDING DEVICE.

Application filed April 12, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK C. MOSSER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Allentown, in the county of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanding Devices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a novel type of connection between the hopper and the discharge'spout of a track sanding device for a car, that will admit of thedischarge spoutbeing carried by the car truck and follow the rails of the track when the car is turning a curve.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device for carrying out the above object, which will be of simple and durable Construction and efiicient in operation.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of my invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional view of a car body, and showing the sanding device applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view, taken 'through the sanding device removed from the car body, Fig. 3 is a transverse section, taken on the line 3-3 of Fig.2,Fig/lis a longitudinal sectional view, taken through the inner slidable section of the discharge spout, and Fig. 5. is a horizontal section, taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the letter A designates a car body and B one of the ear trucks located at one end of the car body.

The numeral 1 designates a hopper for holding sand, and which can be positioned at any point on the body of the car. As shown in the drawing, the hopper has its discharge end extending through an opening in the floor of the car and connected in any suitable manner with the upper end of a vertically disposed flexible discharge tube 2.

A discharge spout is associated with the car truck B, and consists of a pair of telescoping sections designated, respectively, by the numerals 3 and 4. The discharge spout is extended inwardly at an angle to the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

Serial No. 90,623.

forward cross bar of the car truck, and the outer section 3 has its upper end enlarged, as shown at 5, to provide an internal annular shoulder 6. A lateral extension 7 is formed on the upper end of the section 3 and has a straight side 8 thereon, which engages against the adjacent inner face of the forward cross bar of the truck frame B, as shown in Figs. 2 and 5 of the drawing,

thesaid extension having a pair of cars 9 formed thereon, which have'connection with the forward cross bar of the frame B by means of the fastening bolts 10. The section 4 of the spout is slidable within the section 3 and has its upper end enlarged, as shown at 11,: to provide-"the shoulder 12,

which is adapted to normally rest on the shoulder 6 formed on the lower or outer section 3,, so as to limit the downward movement of the inner section 4. The lower or inner end of the section 4 is terminally disposed above the lower terminal of the section 3, and the upper end of the section 4: is terminally extended above the upper end of the section 3 and is provided with an annular seat 13. The lower end of the flexible tube 2 engages over the upper end of the inner section 4 and covers the seat 13, and a split metallic band lt encircles the lower end of the tube 2 and the adjacent end of the section 4:, and depresses a portion of the tube 2 within the seat 13, so as to secure the section 4 to the tube 2, the said band having its opposite ends provided with apertured ears 15, through which pass fastening bolts 16 for securing the band 14 in position.

The lower end of the section 3 of the discharge spout is provided with an annular rib 17, which reinforces the lower terminal of the section 3 and prevents injury being done to the lower end of the section 3, when the same comes in contact with an obstacle.

A suitable valve, not shown, can be associated with the discharge end of the sand box 1 so as to cut oil the flow of sand from the sand box into the discharge spout, said valve being adapted to be operated by means of suitable operating mechanism 18 carried by the platform of the car body.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with acar body and .a car truck, and a hopper carried by the car body and disposed above the truck, of a flexible tube having one end secured to i for limiting the sliding movement of the.

charge spout formed of a stationary outer section and a slidable inner section, means a a hopper disposed above the truck and having a flexible discharge tube depending in the direction of the truck, of a discharge spout formed of a stationary section and inner slidab'le section, means for connecting one end of the inner section to the lower end of the flexible tube, an extension formed on the stationary section, and means for connecting the extension to the car truck.

4;. The combination with a car truck frame and a hopper disposed above the frame and having a flexible depending discharge tube, of a discharge spout carried by the car truck frame and formed of an outer stationary section and an inner slidable' section, one end of the slidable section being received by the lower end of thetube and having an annular seat formed therein, and fastening means encircling the lower end of the tube for depressing a portion of the tube in the seat on the slidable section.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. Mossnn, WILLIAM C. GEssNY.

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